of the cost of its internal security measures by the
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end of the period covered by the agreement, we would it might be
reconsider the size of the garrison.
3. I think it is worth recalling also that our
objective in proceeding as we have on this occasion,
with the Governor giving us informally the best
figure which he thinks he might be able to convince his
advisers to accept, was to prevent a repetition of the
events of 1966. If we are to go back badly and tell-
him in effect that what we want ie about £12 million
there will undoubtedly be an explosion.
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It is worth
remembering that The Governor has to persuade his
unofficial advisers how much of the cost of the
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Colony's defence is a reasonable charge against Hong
will remembering that after he had visited Hong Kong in 1966,
Kong's funds.
for the express purpose of encouraging the present
contribution, the then Secretary of State for the
Colonies went on record as saying that "there was a
very real possibility at one stage that unofficial
members would feel obliged to tender their resignations But fortunately under the strong leadership of the
and
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accepted the
Governor the majority of unofficials expected & need for
an increase and evolved the offer to culbute £5 million
a year for a period of 4 years".
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